APPLE SKILLET CAKE

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Recipe posted on request. It's from Jacques Pepin's Fast Food My Way cookbook, and was featured on his TV show. This is more like an apple pancake than a dessert cake.

Provided by PanNan

Categories     Breakfast

Time 40m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 tablespoon unsalted butter
2 medium apples, peeled, cored and cut in 8 wedges (soft fleshed, preferably Empire or McIntosh)
1 tablespoon sugar
1 cup cottage cheese
3/4 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons sugar
3/4 cup flour
3 large eggs
1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar (for dusting)
1 cup maple syrup (optional for serving)

Steps:

  • Melt butter in 10" - 12" ovenproof non-stick skillet. Arrange apple wedges in a layer in skillet and sprinkle with sugar.
  • Cook apples on medium to low heat about 5 minutes, then turn the apple wedges over and cook 5 minutes more.
  • Set skillet with apples aside.
  • Make batter:.
  • Place all batter ingredients in a food processor and process a few seconds to combine them.
  • Heat the broiler.
  • Pour the batter over the apples in the skillet; cover and cook over low heat on the stove for 6 - 8 minutes.
  • Uncover the skillet and broil 6" from the heat source for 6 - 8 minutes, until browned on top.
  • Invert onto a serving plate, and sprinkle with confectioner's sugar. Cut into wedges and serve with maple syrup (optional).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 403.7, Fat 12.3, SaturatedFat 6.8, Cholesterol 128.7, Sodium 197.9, Carbohydrate 64.4, Fiber 1.5, Sugar 44.8, Protein 10.2

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